Albert Prowse

1851 - 1863  (12 years)

• Name	Albert Prowse
  Born	1851	Malborough, Devon
  Christened	25 Dec 1851	Malborough All Saints
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Jan 1863	Malborough Devon
  Person ID	I5630	Salcombe
  Last Modified	24 May 2022

  
  

  Father	John Prowse,   b. 1828, Malborough,Devon ,   d. 1919, Malborough,Devon  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Emblen Clark,   b. 20 Dec 1829, West Alvington,Devon ,   d. 1908, reg Kingsbridge,Devon Q4  (Age 78 years)
  Married	1849	reg Kingsbridge,Devon
  Family ID	F1329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Christened - 25 Dec 1851 - Malborough All Saints Died - 1 Jan 1863 - Malborough Devon  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Courtesy of John Grundy. Western Daily Mercury, Saturday 3 January 1863 MALBOROUGH - The Accident Near Salcombe. - An Inquest was held at the Old Inn, Malborough, Wednesday, before W. F. Windeatt, Esq., Deputy Coroner, on the body of the lad ALBERT PROWSE, whose death was recorded in the Western Daily Mercury yesterday, resulting from a machine accident. It was stated by Mr Thomas Ford Masters, who witnessed the unfortunate occurrence, that the boy was very near the thrashing machine, and in standing over the rod connecting the horses with the machine, was caught by some part of the workings and thrown to the ground. Mr Masters who was about 100 feet from the machine, immediately went to the boy, but found him a corpse, he having sustained a fracture of the skull, also a cut on the temporal bone, and a fracture somewhat obliquely below the cut. Both bones of the right leg were also broken, and the left thigh fractured. The boy was only about eleven years of age, and was previous to the accident cautioned by Mr Masters not to approach too near the machine. It was suggested that some part of the works should be covered, and also that a person of more experience ought to be entrusted with its care.